{"id":28555,"date":"2024-08-20T01:13:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T01:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=28555"},"modified":"2024-08-20T01:13:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T01:13:59","slug":"sydney-new-years-test-is-a-keeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/08\/20\/sydney-new-years-test-is-a-keeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney New Year\u2019s Test is a keeper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NSW Government has today raised the bat after confirmation from Cricket Australia that the New Year\u2019s Test will be held in Sydney for the next seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Announcing the agreement with Cricket Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) today, the NSW Government is proud to support international men\u2019s and women\u2019s cricket matches in Sydney with \u2018Summer of Cricket in Sydney\u2019 marketing and partnership support to be delivered by Destination NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u2018Summer of Cricket in Sydney\u2019 includes the following matches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The international men\u2019s New Year\u2019s Test Match, to be held at the Sydney Cricket Ground each year of the Term (New Year Test); and<\/li><li>Any other women\u2019s international Test matches, men\u2019s and women\u2019s One Day International matches and\/or T20 International matches scheduled by Cricket Australia to be staged in Sydney each year over the summer international cricket season.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Year\u2019s Test is an event steeped in tradition for local, regional and international cricket fans who make the journey to Sydney each year to attend the event in early January, before starting the year proper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Year\u2019s Test has become more than just a cricket match, it\u2019s the home of the Pink Test, which plays host to Jane McGrath Day, an important fundraising fixture for the McGrath Foundation to deliver the breast cancer nurses across Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pink Test has also provided families impacted by breast cancer with an opportunity to commemorate their loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NSW Government\u2019s commitment to cricket is significant, investing over $95 million in cricket related programs over the past seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes over $47.5 million for the new NSW Cricket Central facility located at Wilson Park, Sydney Olympic Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSW Cricket Central is the home of Cricket NSW, with all its elite men\u2019s and women\u2019s cricket squads and junior player development and includes training wickets, ovals, indoor facilities, administration spaces and a cricket learning and community centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With India and England scheduled to tour Australia in 2024\/25 and 2025\/26 respectively, the landmark agreement with Cricket Australia will provide a significant boost to the NSW visitor economy, cementing Sydney as the nation\u2019s premier destination for major sporting events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re pleased to announce the New Years Test is secure at the SCG for the next seven years, because let\u2019s be clear, it belongs in Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a hallmark event on the state\u2019s calendar \u2013 from Steve Waugh\u2019s last over hundred, to watching Justin Langer, the late Shane Warne and our own local legend Glenn McGrath retire together at the Sydney test in 06\/07, these are quintessential cricketing moments in Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is also the home of the \u2018pink test\u2019, an important event that raises awareness and funds to support breast cancer nurses and care for patients across Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Tourism, John Graham said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKeeping the New Year\u2019s Test here is good for Sydney but, I tell you what, it&#8217;s good for test cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis coming summer sees the renewal of one of international cricket\u2019s greatest rivalries between Australia and India.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Sport, Steve Kamper said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe New Year\u2019s Test has become so much more than a match at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Pink Test and Jane McGrath Day has become an important event for so many. Locking in the Test for another seven years will allow this great tradition to grow and protect the important legacy of this fixture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can now look forward to welcoming the Indian team this summer, which is guaranteed to deliver blockbuster entertainment on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nick Hockley, Chief Executive Officer, Cricket Australia said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted that the SCG will continue to host the historic NRMA Insurance New Year\u2019s Test for the next seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are enormously grateful to the NSW Government whose support will help us to enhance this already iconic event, create brilliant experiences for fans and maximise economic outcomes for the state.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NSW Government has today raised the bat after confirmation from Cricket Australia that the New Year\u2019s Test will be held in Sydney for the next seven years. Announcing the agreement with Cricket Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) today, the NSW Government is proud to support international men\u2019s and women\u2019s cricket matches in &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/08\/20\/sydney-new-years-test-is-a-keeper\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sydney New Year\u2019s Test is a keeper&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28555"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28556,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28555\/revisions\/28556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}